TEXAS CALAMITY CAUGHT ON TAPE; UNKNOWN NUMBER DEAD

Thinking the fire at a local fertilizer plant was relatively innocuous a Waco, Texas father pulled up a quarter mile away with his son to observe the event. He told his son he expected the buildings at the plant to collapse, but instead a massive explosion went off, which he caught on tape. You can […]

Gas Explosion and Fire Blaze on Broadway in Nyack

Gas Explosion and Fire Blaze on Broadway in Nyack

BY SARA GILBERT A gas explosion resulting in a large open fire occurred in Nyack on Thursday, June 21 while Raines & Welsh & Sons, contractors of Orange & Rockland Utilities, were working on a gas main replacement project. By Sunday, June 24, the intersection of North Broadway and First Avenue in Nyack was cleaned […]

Moonlite Bowl Fundraiser Set for Those Affected By Explosion

A fundraiser for those affected by the explosion January 16 at Fairgrounds II in West Haverstraw will be held on Friday, February 17 at Hi-Tor Lanes starting at 9:30 p.m. Tickets will be $25.00 per person. Hi-Tor Lanes is hosting the event in conjunction with the Town of Haverstraw and the Village of West Haverstraw. […]

DISASTER IN NORTH ROCKLAND

DISASTER IN NORTH ROCKLAND

BY SHERLY JOURDAIN PHOTOS BY THOMAS MCGUIRE On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 16, a condominum at 52 Zariello Lane in the Village of West Haverstraw exploded around 12:57 p.m., after a Verizon contractor had hit a gas main earlier while digging along Zariello Lane and Komonchak Circle. The explosion resulted in injuries to […]